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Modeling Matter

Vocabulary

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1. Substance A type of matter that has the same makeup everywhere.
Particle A very tiny piece of matter that makes up everything around us.
Solid A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.
Liquid A state of matter that takes the shape of its container but keeps the same amount.
Gas A state of matter that spreads out to fill any space.
Vapor The gas form of a substance that is usually a liquid or solid at room temperature.
Steam Hot water vapor that forms when water boils.
Air A mixture of gases that we breathe.
Phase Change When matter changes from one state (solid, liquid, gas) to another.
Evaporate When a liquid slowly changes into a gas.
Boil When a liquid quickly changes into a gas by heating.
Condense When a gas cools down and changes back into a liquid.
Freeze When a liquid turns into a solid by cooling.
Melt When a solid turns into a liquid by heating.
Dissolve/Dissolving When one substance mixes evenly into another to form a solution.
MIxture A combination of two or more substances that can be separated.
Chemical Reaction When substances combine and change into something new.
Energy The ability to do work or cause change.
Weight How heavy something is because of gravity.
Matter Anything that takes up space and has mass.
Conservation Keeping something the same; in science, it means matter and energy are not lost or made, only changed.
Temperature A measure of how hot or cold something is.
Mixing Combining two or more substances together.
Properties Characteristics that describe matter, such as color, size, or texture.
React/Reaction How substances act when they come together and make something new.
Electric Having to do with electricity or electric current.
Electrically Charged When something has extra positive or negative particles.
Magnetic Able to attract certain metals like iron.
Magnetic Attraction The force that pulls magnetic materials together.
Conductor A material that lets electricity or heat flow through easily
Change of State Another way to describe a phase change, when matter changes from solid, liquid, or gas.
Absorbency How well a material can soak up a liquid.
Metal A shiny material that conducts heat and electricity well.
Conduction The way heat or electricity moves through a material.
Relative Compared to something else; describes how one thing relates to another
Conservation of Matter The rule that matter is not created or destroyed in a reaction, only changed in form.
Product The new substance made after a chemical reaction.
Chemical A substance made by or used in a chemical process.
Chemical Property A feature that shows how a substance can change into something new.
Physical Property A feature that can be observed without changing what the substance is.
Mass The amount of matter in an object.
Volume The amount of space an object or substance takes up.
Density How much mass is packed into a certain amount of space.
Melting Point The temperature when a solid changes to a liquid.
Boiling Point The temperature when a liquid turns into a gas.
Freezing Point The temperature when a liquid turns into a solid.
Flammable Easy to catch on fire.
Odor A smell that something gives off
Gram(s) A unit used to measure mass.
Physical Change A change in size, shape, or state, but the substance stays the same.
Chemical Change When one or more substances combine or break apart to make something new.
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